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A55978
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The rights and liberties of the church asserted and vindicated, against the pretended right and usurpation of patronage.
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Park, Robert, d. 1689?
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1689
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Wing P363; ESTC R22377
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other_o by_o those_o that_o reside_v neither_o in_o the_o country_n nor_o nation_n yea_o and_o some_o by_o woman_n as_o have_v be_v former_o observe_v some_o by_o one_o patron_n other_o by_o many_o etc._n etc._n ministri_fw-la say_v doctor_n ames_n dati_fw-la sunt_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la a_o christo_fw-la ut_fw-la eadem_fw-la or_o dinaria_fw-la et_fw-la certa_fw-la ratione_fw-la possint_fw-la ab_fw-la omni_fw-la ecclesiâ_fw-la procurari_fw-la sed_fw-la si_fw-la ab_fw-la alijs_fw-la penderet_fw-la vocatio_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la saepe_fw-la destitueretur_fw-la certa_fw-la ratione_fw-la sibi_fw-la ministros_fw-la procurandi_fw-la et_fw-la proinde_fw-la talis_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la esset_fw-la a_o christo_fw-la jnstituta_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la esset_fw-la sibimet_fw-la sufficiens_fw-la in_o seipsa_fw-la 25_o de_fw-fr case_z conscien_fw-fr l_o 4_o c_z 25_o 25_o that_o be_v minister_n be_v appoint_v by_o christ_n in_o his_o church_n that_o by_o the_o same_o certain_a and_o ordinary_a method_n they_o may_v be_v procure_v by_o every_o church_n but_o if_o the_o call_v of_o the_o ministry_n must_v depend_v upon_o other_o the_o church_n may_v ofttimes_o be_v destitute_a of_o a_o certain_a method_n of_o procure_v she_o own_o pastor_n so_o that_o in_o that_o case_n such_o a_o church_n shall_v be_v institute_n by_o christ_n as_o be_v not_o sufficient_a in_o itself_o to_o provide_v for_o her_o ordinary_a necessity_n which_o be_v altogether_o inconsistent_a with_o the_o infinite_a wisdom_n and_o fidelity_n of_o christ_n and_o though_o this_o author_n it_o may_v be_v understand_v the_o church_n otherways_o than_o we_o do_v yet_o that_o make_v no_o difference_n in_o the_o present_a case_n the_o argumentis_fw-la very_o cogent_a in_o what_o ever_o sense_n the_o term_n be_v take_v xvii_o nay_o which_o be_v yet_o worse_o this_o method_n of_o patronage_n destroy_v or_o at_o least_o weaken_v the_o very_a nature_n of_o a_o minister_n call_v for_o the_o call_v of_o a_o minister_n must_v be_v divine_a and_o not_o humane_a it_o must_v be_v of_o god_n and_o not_o of_o men._n the_o call_v of_o the_o apostle_n indeed_o be_v neither_o of_o man_n nor_o by_o man_n their_o office_n in_o the_o church_n be_v extraordinary_a &_o long_o since_o determine_v they_o be_v call_v immediate_o by_o the_o lord_n himself_o to_o be_v ear_n and_o eye_n witness_n of_o his_o doctrine_n miracle_n and_o resurrection_n that_o they_o may_v afterward_o deliver_v they_o to_o the_o world._n as_o be_v clear_a from_o act_n 1.23_o in_o which_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o they_o to_o have_v any_o successor_n whence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o apostle_n paul_n call_v himself_o a_o apostle_n bear_v out_o of_o time_n though_o his_o call_n to_o the_o office_n be_v immediate_o by_o christ_n himself_o and_o he_o reckon_v himself_o in_o other_o respect_n to_o be_v not_o a_o whit_n behind_o the_o very_o chief_a apostle_n but_o the_o call_n of_o the_o ordinary_a and_o stand_a officer_n of_o the_o church_n 15._o 1_o cor_n 15.89_o 10_o 2_o cor_n ij_o 15._o such_o as_o preach_v and_o rule_v elder_n doctor_n and_o deacon_n though_o it_o be_v by_o man_n that_o be_v by_o the_o intervention_n of_o such_o man_n as_o have_v divine_a warrant_n and_o commission_n to_o act_n therein_o yet_o it_o must_v not_o be_v of_o man_n that_o be_v it_o neither_o have_v its_o authority_n from_o man_n nor_o must_v it_o come_v through_o the_o hand_n of_o such_o man_n as_o have_v no_o warrant_n from_o jesus_n christ_n the_o church_n only_a head_n and_o law._n giver_n to_o meddle_v in_o it_o for_o this_o be_v true_o to_o make_v they_o the_o servant_n of_o man_n and_o not_o of_o god._n xvii_o and_o that_o this_o method_n of_o call_v the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n by_o patron_n make_v their_o call_n to_o be_v partly_o humane_a and_o of_o man_n i_o think_v will_v need_v but_o little_a to_o clear_v it_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o rise_v of_o the_o external_a call_n at_o least_o flow_v from_o such_o man_n as_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n never_o breathe_v the_o call_n of_o his_o send_v servant_n by_o and_o to_o who_o the_o look_v out_o nomination_n and_o election_n of_o the_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o present_v they_o to_o the_o church_n judicatories_n for_o trial_n and_o admission_n be_v never_o entrust_v or_o commit_v and_o therefore_o a_o minister_n call_v in_o that_o method_n must_v at_o lest_o in_o part_n be_v humane_a and_o not_o divine_a and_o consequent_o must_v be_v of_o man_n and_o not_o of_o god_n malum_fw-la enim_fw-la ex_fw-la quolibet_fw-la defectu_fw-la bonum_fw-la non_fw-la nisi_fw-la ex_fw-la integracausa_fw-la and_o as_o such_o a_o unwarantable_a mixture_n can_v but_o pro_fw-la tanto_fw-la very_o much_o weaken_v i_o shall_v not_o say_v nullify_v a_o mininister_n call_v so_o certain_o it_o can_v but_o very_o much_o mar_v his_o confidence_n and_o obstruct_v his_o comfort_n in_o the_o exercise_n of_o his_o ministry_n as_o we_o shall_v see_v hereafter_o to_o this_o purpose_n zanchius_n tell_v we_o after_o he_o have_v be_v speak_v of_o the_o ministerial_a call_n exit_fw-la his_fw-la autem_fw-la omnibus_fw-la apparet_fw-la quam_fw-la nulla_fw-la sit_fw-la vel_fw-la non_fw-la legitima_fw-la eorum_fw-la dei_fw-la ministrorum_fw-la vel_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la pastorum_fw-la vocatio_fw-la qui_fw-la solius_fw-la regis_fw-la vel_fw-la reginae_fw-la vel_fw-la patroni_fw-la vel_fw-la episcopi_fw-la aut_fw-la archiepiscopi_fw-la diplomate_n bullis_n jussu_fw-la &_o judicio_fw-la fiunt_fw-la vel_fw-la eliguntur_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la dolendum_fw-la est_fw-la adhuâ—_n fieri_fw-la in_o ijs_fw-la ecclesiis_fw-la qui_fw-la tamen_fw-la purum_fw-la dei_fw-la verbum_fw-la habent_fw-la &_o sequuntur_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la anglicana_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v it_o be_v very_o clear_a how_o much_o either_o null_a or_o at_o lest_o not_o lawful_a the_o call_v of_o those_o minister_n of_o god_n or_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n must_v be_v who_o take_v their_o election_n only_o from_o the_o patent_n bull_n warrant_n or_o appointment_n of_o a_o king_n queen_n patron_n or_o bishop_n &c_n &c_n which_o yet_o to_o our_o grief_n be_v do_v even_o in_o these_o church_n who_o have_v and_o follow_v the_o profession_n of_o the_o true_a word_n of_o god_n as_o in_o england_n etc._n etc._n xviii_o and_o last_o the_o assertor_n of_o this_o pretend_a power_n of_o patronage_n can_v deny_v but_o it_o be_v most_o absurd_a and_o unreasonable_a for_o any_o single_a person_n how_o pious_a and_o judicious_a soever_o to_o assume_v and_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o look_v out_o nomination_n and_o election_n of_o all_o the_o rule_v elder_n and_o deacon_n of_o a_o congregation_n and_o to_o oblige_v the_o church_n to_o accept_v and_o receive_v such_o as_o he_o shall_v so_o nominat_fw-la and_o elect_n though_o those_o viz._n the_o rule_v elder_n and_o deacon_n be_v but_o the_o inferior_a officebearer_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o people_n of_o god_n no_o way_n so_o near_o concern_v in_o the_o right_a choice_n of_o they_o as_o in_o that_o of_o their_o pastor_n who_o be_v appoint_v of_o god_n as_o the_o most_o special_a ordinary_a mean_n of_o their_o salvation_n and_o therefore_o for_o any_o man_n without_o christ_n warrant_n to_o assume_v the_o nomination_n and_o election_n of_o the_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n who_o be_v the_o principal_a office-bearer_n in_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o in_o the_o right_n and_o due_a choice_n of_o who_o the_o good_a of_o soul_n be_v so_o near_o concern_v must_v be_v much_o more_o absurd_a and_o unreasonable_a and_o there_o be_v no_o ground_n that_o can_v be_v urge_v for_o allow_v the_o patron_n a_o privilege_n of_o elect_v the_o principal_a office-bearer_n of_o the_o church_n that_o may_v not_o with_o much_o more_o force_n and_o advantage_n be_v press_v for_o give_v he_o a_o power_n to_o elect_a the_o inferior_a office_n bearer_n also_o i_o grant_v the_o case_n be_v different_a but_o still_o i_o see_v no_o difference_n that_o with_o any_o appearance_n of_o reason_n can_v be_v assign_v to_o determine_v the_o point_n in_o favour_n of_o the_o right_n of_o patronage_n as_o to_o the_o principal_a office_n bearer_n and_o not_o as_o to_o other_o save_o this_o that_o the_o patron_n settle_v of_o a_o maintenance_n in_o favour_n of_o the_o pastor_n must_v give_v he_o a_o great_a interest_n in_o the_o choice_n of_o those_o than_o he_o can_v have_v in_o that_o of_o the_o other_o on_o who_o he_o have_v confer_v no_o benefice_n and_o of_o how_o much_o weight_n this_o pretence_n be_v we_o have_v already_o see_v and_o shall_v not_o repeat_v what_o we_o have_v say_v upon_o this_o head._n sect_n xiii_o the_o power_n of_o patronage_n be_v against_o the_o freedom_n and_o interest_n of_o common_a society_n i._o as_o this_o power_n of_o patronage_n be_v no_o institution_n of_o jesus_n christ_n but_o clear_o inconsistent_a with_o and_o destructive_a of_o his_o institution_n so_o it_o be_v against_o the_o freedom_n &_o interest_n of_o the_o church_n consider_v as_o a_o common_a society_n
leave_v this_o and_o come_v to_o the_o next_o brench_n of_o this_o consideration_n we_o may_v observe_v that_o as_o there_o be_v few_o or_o no_o institution_n either_o civil_a or_o ecclesiastic_a but_o what_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o weakness_n and_o wickedness_n of_o man_n be_v liable_a to_o be_v abuse_v and_o one_o way_n or_o another_o may_v become_v the_o cause_n or_o occasion_n of_o scandal_n and_o offence_n to_o the_o people_n of_o god_n and_o thereby_o mar_v their_o spiritual_a progress_n in_o his_o way_n so_o the_o abuse_n and_o offensiveness_n of_o a_o institution_n of_o its_o own_o nature_n useless_a and_o unnecessary_a have_v always_o be_v hold_v by_o all_o sound_a divine_n to_o be_v a_o sufficient_a plea_n against_o its_o far_a use_n the_o apostle_n paul_n determine_v this_o point_n with_o a_o zeal_n and_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 8_o 1_o cor_fw-la 8_o very_o become_v the_o gravity_n and_o importance_n of_o the_o subject_a matter_n that_o even_o thing_n which_o extra_fw-la casum_fw-la scandali_fw-la be_v in_o themselves_o not_o only_o clear_o lawful_a and_o allow_v but_o in_o some_o respect_n almost_o necessary_a be_v to_o be_v lay_v aside_o and_o forbear_v in_o the_o case_n of_o scandal_n and_o offence_n if_o meat_n say_v he_o make_v my_o brother_n to_o offend_v i_o shall_v eat_v no_o flesh_n while_o the_o world_n stand_v and_o therefore_o a_o fortiori_fw-la and_o much_o more_o ought_v such_o thing_n as_o be_v not_o only_o useless_a and_o unnecessary_a but_o clear_o unlawful_a and_o prejudicial_a to_o the_o interest_n of_o christ_n spiritual_a kingdom_n and_o the_o liberty_n of_o his_o church_n to_o be_v forbear_v and_o lay_v aside_o from_o far_a use_n when_o they_o become_v the_o cause_n and_o occasion_n of_o a_o constant_a and_o continue_a tract_n of_o gross_a abuse_n and_o most_o scandalous_o offensive_a to_o all_o sort_n of_o christian_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god._n this_o be_v a_o consideration_n which_o i_o hope_v it_o will_v be_v needless_a any_o far_a to_o illustrat_fw-la to_o such_o as_o be_v any_o way_n tender_a of_o the_o spiritual_a concern_v of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n or_o the_o good_a of_o soul_n and_o that_o the_o right_n of_o patronage_n have_v be_v most_o gross_o abuse_v and_o most_o scandalous_o offensive_a i_o think_v will_v be_v no_o hard_a task_n to_o prove_v it_o will_v be_v much_o more_o difficult_a full_o to_o enumerate_v the_o abuse_n and_o offence_n it_o have_v cause_v and_o occasion_v i_o shall_v instance_n some_o few_o of_o they_o vi_o first_o that_o patronage_n have_v be_v abuse_v to_o simony_n and_o sacrilegious_a dilapidation_n &_o misapplication_n of_o the_o church_n patrimony_n the_o sad_a experience_n of_o the_o church_n in_o general_n and_o of_o all_o the_o corner_n of_o this_o land_n in_o particular_a can_v abundant_o and_o but_o too_o much_o witness_n i_o wish_v the_o charge_n be_v groundless_a and_o the_o simoniacal_a paction_n betwixt_o patron_n and_o intrant_n occasion_v by_o this_o useless_a and_o corrupr_fw-la privilege_n have_v be_v so_o many_o and_o have_v be_v manage_v and_o carry_v on_o in_o such_o secret_a method_n and_o under_o such_o a_o variety_n of_o disguise_n that_o it_o have_v always_o be_v find_v very_o uneasy_a to_o trace_v they_o out_o vii_o thus_o intrant_n do_v sometime_o procure_v themselves_o presentation_n by_o the_o mean_n and_o interest_n of_o their_o friend_n but_o this_o be_v not_o the_o worst_a though_o the_o provincial_a council_n at_o mentz_n in_o germany_n be_v deep_o sensible_a of_o the_o prejudice_n the_o church_n sustain_v by_o it_o threaten_v the_o patron_n with_o the_o church_n censure_n and_o forfeiture_n of_o their_o right_n on_o that_o account_n take_v their_o own_o word_n res_fw-la est_fw-la perniciosi_fw-la exempli_fw-la &_o quae_fw-la pravam_fw-la saepe_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la calamitatem_fw-la affert_fw-la quoa_fw-mi patroni_fw-la tum_fw-la ecclesiastici_fw-la tum_fw-la laici_fw-la propinquitate_fw-la junctos_fw-la aut_fw-la alijs_fw-la meritis_fw-la et_fw-la officijs_fw-la sibi_fw-la conciliatos_fw-la idoneis_fw-la praeteritis_fw-la ad_fw-la officia_fw-la ecclesiastica_fw-la admovent_fw-la quos_fw-la praesenti_fw-la constitutione_n provinciali_fw-la in_fw-la domino_fw-la hortamur_fw-la et_fw-la peremptory_a monemus_fw-la ut_fw-la a_o pernicioso_fw-la hoc_fw-la conatu_fw-la sibi_fw-la temperent_fw-la alioquin_fw-la severitate_fw-la paenarum_fw-la rigid_a censemus_fw-la coercendos_fw-la ac_fw-la talis_fw-la beneficij_fw-la collatione_fw-la vel_fw-la praesentatione_fw-la saltem_fw-la pro_fw-la hac_fw-la vice_fw-la aut_fw-la progravitate_fw-la excessus_fw-la etc._n etc._n 68_o council_n mogunt_n cap._n 68_o per_fw-la omnem_fw-la vitam_fw-la privandos_fw-la that_o be_v it_o be_v a_o practice_n of_o a_o most_o pernicious_a example_n and_o ofttimes_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o much_o trouble_n and_o calamity_n to_o the_o church_n that_o both_o ecclesiastic_a and_o laic_a patron_n do_v advance_v to_o church_n office_n those_o who_o be_v their_o relation_n or_o other_o who_o they_o respect_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o their_o service_n or_o dependence_n without_o respect_n have_v of_o their_o age_n or_o endowment_n pass_v by_o such_o as_o will_v be_v more_o proper_a for_o the_o charge_n those_o patron_n we_o do_v by_o this_o present_a provincial_a constitution_n exhort_v in_o the_o lord_n and_o peremptorly_n require_v to_o abstain_v from_o these_o pernicious_a attempt_n otherways_o we_o appoint_v they_o to_o be_v restrain_v by_o this_o severity_n of_o the_o church_n censure_n and_o to_o be_v deprive_v of_o their_o right_n of_o presentation_n or_o collation_n either_o for_o that_o time_n or_o according_a to_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o fault_n even_o for_o their_o whole_a life_n viii_o sometime_o they_o purchase_v their_o presentation_n direct_o for_o money_n and_o think_v the_o price_n the_o best_a bestow_v part_n of_o their_o patrimony_n if_o they_o can_v but_o so_o obtain_v they_o and_o so_o the_o matter_n be_v frequent_o put_v to_o a_o fair_a roup_n and_o he_o that_o offer_v most_o gain_v it_o 595._o cartwright_n mention_n a_o remarkable_a instance_n of_o this_o p._n 595._o and_o by_o such_o course_n many_o time_n especial_o in_o england_n person_n of_o the_o mean_a rank_n and_o most_o sordid_a employment_n ex_fw-la infima_fw-la plebe_fw-la like_o jeraboam_n priest_n and_o without_o the_o least_o qualification_n of_o humane_a literature_n if_o they_o can_v but_o read_v the_o common-prayer_n turn_v minister_n and_o get_v a_o benefice_n while_o man_n that_o be_v of_o any_o part_n and_o integrity_n and_o disdain_v to_o be_v guilty_a of_o such_o baseness_n can_v obtain_v no_o access_n to_o the_o ministry_n ix_o again_o some_o time_n the_o condition_n upon_o which_o presentation_n be_v grant_v be_v that_o the_o intrant_fw-la as_o soon_o as_o in_o titulo_fw-la shall_v consent_v to_o the_o dilapidation_n of_o the_o benefice_n and_o to_o the_o misapply_v of_o its_o rent_n by_o give_v the_o parâ—on_n or_o some_o other_o for_o his_o behoove_v a_o lease_n and_o tack_v of_o it_o for_o a_o rent_n and_o duty_n far_o within_o the_o true_a worth_n and_o it_o be_v much_o to_o be_v regret_v that_o though_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n strike_v against_o the_o crime_n of_o simony_n in_o the_o general_n that_o yet_o this_o species_n of_o it_o 1._o parl_n 1612._o cap_n 1._o shall_v be_v express_o allow_v by_o statute_n to_o be_v practise_v without_o any_o disguise_n though_o even_o many_o popish_a writer_n be_v ashamed_a to_o own_o such_o practice_n and_o the_o forcit_v provincial_a council_n hold_v at_o mentz_n in_o the_o year_n 1549_o prohibit_v to_o give_v such_o intrants_n institution_n in_o the_o benefice_n and_o threaten_v they_o with_o deprivation_n if_o ever_o such_o practice_n be_v discover_v alij_fw-la scilicet_fw-la patroni_fw-la say_v that_o council_n de_fw-la censibus_fw-la beneficiorum_fw-la partem_fw-la sibi_fw-la retinent_fw-la supra_fw-la council_n mogunt_fw-la ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la aut_fw-la etiam_fw-la in_o totum_fw-la fructus_fw-la beneficiorum_fw-la intercipiunt_fw-la his_fw-la quibus_fw-la ea_fw-la ad_fw-la speciem_fw-la infamis_fw-la cupiditates_fw-la suae_fw-la obvelandae_fw-la conferunt_fw-la inanem_fw-la modo_fw-la titulum_fw-la reliquentes_n districte_a praecipimus_fw-la ne_fw-la quis_fw-la praelatus_fw-la seu_fw-la officialis_fw-la ejus_fw-la ad_fw-la quem_fw-la munus_fw-la investiendi_fw-la pertinet_fw-la ad_fw-la beneficium_fw-la cvi_fw-la animarum_fw-la cura_fw-la annexa_fw-la est_fw-la quenquam_fw-la investire_fw-la presumat_fw-la nisi_fw-la qui_fw-la etc._n etc._n censum_fw-la istius_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la ad_fw-la svam_fw-la sustentationem_fw-la sufficientem_fw-la esse_fw-la eumque_fw-la sibi_fw-la a_o patrono_fw-la integrum_fw-la relinqui_fw-la docuerit_fw-la alioquin_fw-la investituram_fw-la talem_fw-la inanem_fw-la et_fw-la irritam_fw-la et_fw-la salutaris_n huius_fw-la inhibitiont_v temerarium_fw-la transgressorem_fw-la ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la ab_fw-la officio_fw-la suspendendum_fw-la et_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la ordinarij_fw-la svi_fw-la puniendum_fw-la decernimus_fw-la eum_n vero_fw-la qui_fw-la praesentationem_fw-la seu_fw-la collationem_fw-la all_o cujus_fw-la beneficij_fw-la sive_fw-la curati_fw-la sive_fw-la non_fw-la curati_fw-la a_o patrono_fw-la receperit_fw-la cum_fw-la tali_fw-la pactione_n ut_fw-la patronus_fw-la de_fw-la proventibus_fw-la beneficij_fw-la portionem_fw-la reservet_n ad_fw